Battery kept having to be jumped, took battery out to replace and I had the wrong battery. Put the old one back in but then it wouldn't even take a jump. The alternator fuse was blown.

After changing the fuse and put everything back together it starts fine however it has no power. I can put the pedal to the floor and it won't even rev to 2000 rpms. What did we miss putting it back together ?

I haven't had the alternator checked
as of yet . I am doing that this
evening when there is less traffic car
only goes about 5 miles per hour. We
had to remove the air intake ,filter to
be able to change the fuse . Boy they
could have made that simpler . I
thought if we didn't put something
together correctly or tight enough
that it might cause a problem like
this. Also check engine light is on
now where before the changing of
the fuse it was not.

Sounds like they are trying to sale
you the whole throttle body if I were
you I would try putting on a throttle
position sensor first on your old
throttle body very seldom does the
throttle body go bad.

I am in the process of getting
hammered I don't drink.lol I will try
that and thank you very much for
your help. I was having a complete
meltdown I don't know how you go
from a 130.00 battery to a 1400.00
part installed. I am grateful for you
cargurus. If I could do anything for I
surely would. Thanks again. Amy "
brokechick, ".

I no this maybe not what you want
to hear but if this problem did not
happen until you replaced that fuse
i would remove the intake filter
again and see if it was something
that was not put back correctly.
Maybe you forgot to plug the mass
air flow sensor back in something of
that nature ? Maybe you will see
something that is causing the
problem. Also check that fuse again
while you are in there again.

I haven't found anything online to
show me how to just replace the
throttle position sensor I can only
find replacing of the whole throttle
body. This is a more than a little
unbelievable the cost to get the car
back on the road. It's absolutely
criminal that Toyota has not recalled
this problem. I have read a lot of
stories about all the problems this
part has caused not to mention the
money the car owners have had to
put out to fix it. I am not in the
position to get it fixed financially. It
looks like the cheapest way to get it
back on the road is around 1,600.00 .
I am going to keep trying to look for
something that maybe is causing
this .

I did find the part but I can't seem to
find anything on the actual changing
of the part. I keep finding that it is
molded to the throttle body and
therefore the whole thing has to be
replaced. I did see that people who
have similar problems are cleaning
the throttle body,senders ect. And
have had some success with that. I
am furious that this is even a issue
for so many Toyota owners. I have
always been a Toyota girl but this is
definitely making me feel differently.
Thanks again for all of your help and
keep giving advice if you find
anything else that I can try.

Do not know how your internet
works but I typed in ( how to
replace a throttle body position
sensor on a 2004 Toyota Camry v6
once I clicked on it took me to
several web sites. On my computer
there are 3 u tube videos on how to
clean the throttle body the one you
are looking for is the 3 site down
from the videos and it says ( Toyota
throttle position sensor
replacement.

I think I have found it.is it from
redline motive .com ? I also just
remembered that the exhaust
sounds strange like it has a hole in it.
I don't know if that is important but it
reminds me of when cars from my
younger years would get rust and get
holes from salting the roads in the
winter.

are u sure the TPS was plugged in correctly? If u never unplugged it u could have dammaged one of it's wires. it seems too much of a coincidense that this part would go bad just after you pulled & replaced the battery.

That's exactly what we think. The
other night when the alternator fuse
blew the car went into lock down
mode. The car is in limp mode
currently and there has to be
something we can do to reset it or
replace whatever sensor is tripping
things up. I just need to know what
to look for. There has to be other
people who have been able to figure
it out and not have to sell a major
organ to pay for it.

The fuse blew most likely when the
battery was being changed. I was
not there but it is possible that it got
grounded and that blew the fuse.
And may done other damage. I have
read a lot of stories that begin with I
disconnected the battery .......and
now the whole car is jacked up.

FIREBIRD !! It's fixed !! Just
answer.com. it cost $33.00. Not
$2000.00 for throttle body system. It
was the ETCS fuse. I hope people
read this and don't just go with what
the codes are reading . Be smarter
than the car . Thank you for all
your help.

First off I want to say thank you to all the questions and answers on this site, I have found it very helpful.
I also like to mention I have never had my timing belt replaced, and I have over 172,000...

Four CD changer, since my battery died & was replaced, I can LOAD the CDs,
but the 'number' (1,2,3 or 4) blinks and the CDs will not play.
Any suggestions??
Thank you,
Alan Levine (levine.ag@comcast....

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